Share via

Four young women died and another was seriously hurt after a stampede at a
Hallowe’en festival in Spain.

All five, aged between 18 and 25, were caught in the crush at the Thriller
Music Park festival in Madrid. Two who were seriously injured were treated
in hospital, but one of the women later died. The other is described as
being in a critical condition.

Four of the women were Spanish and the nationality of the fifth is not known.
None has been named.

The stampede is believed to have happened after a firework was thrown into the
arena, causing a

Subscribe now

Login

Already a subscriber?

To see the full article you need to subscribe

Subscribe

Login

1/5

Festivalgoers stampede in a corridor leading to the dance floor during the Hallowe'en party in Madrid Arena pavilion

2012-11-01 14:52:09.666 Isa Aparicio/EPA

Festivalgoers stampede in a corridor leading to the dance floor during the Hallowe'en party in Madrid Arena pavilion

2012-11-01 14:52:09.666 Isa Aparicio/EPA

Revellers enjoying the Hallowe'en party, called ‘Thriller Music Park’

2012-11-01 14:52:09.666 Isa Aparicio/EPA

An abandoned Hallowe'en mask lies next to empty bottles outside the arena

2012-11-01 14:52:09.666 Susana Vera/Reuters

Police vehicles leave the stadium after the stampede tragedy

2012-11-01 14:52:09.666 Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images

A mannequin’s head, bottles and and other debris in the venue car park